02/10/2010 14:50
“Armenian Cause became topical issue in Turkey’s domestic policy”
The namaz in Ani and “secret” fixing the cross atop the Surb Khach Church are interrelated, and we wonder why Turkey did it, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute, political scientist Sergey Minasyan told a press conference.
“I believe that if the cross were fixed according to an agreement, Turkey would gain much more in information field, in Armenian-Turkish process, Turkey-Europe and Turkey-US relations,” expert said.
According to Minasyan, “the Armenian Cause has become a topical issue in Turkey’s domestic policy, and fixing the cross was Turkish authorities’ hasty response to the namaz offered in the Cathedral of Ani.”